Mining Incidents

CENTRAL QUARRY SHOP: 3 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

Controlled by Hanson PLC
Durham County, NC  ·  Abandoned
MSHA Mine ID: 3101567

MSHA record for CENTRAL QUARRY SHOP (mine ID 3101567). Fatalities, non-fatal incidents grouped by year, current operator and controller, and mine context.

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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
3
Years on record
1984–1992
Latest incident
Mar 1992
Ownership history
  1. Nello L Teer Company 1950 to 1980
  2. Nello L Teer Company 1980 to 1988
  3. Benchmark Carolina Aggregates Inc 1988 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.

CENTRAL QUARRY SHOP sits in Durham County, North Carolina, where the Census mining category is 0.1% of county employment.

Local economic context
County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Durham County, North Carolina · Population 329,405
0.1%
Mining share of county employment
$79,501
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.

Reportable incidents

3 on file

1992 · 1 incident

March 11, 1992 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Benchmark Carolina Aggregates Inc · Fall onto or against objects

HELPING UNLOAD CONVEYOR UNITS,FEET SLIPPED CAUSING FALL INTO THE CONVEYOR HITTING SIDE AND RIBS AGAINST THE ROLLERS.

1987 · 1 incident

April 22, 1987 NC · Metal/Non-Metal STRIKING OR BUMPING
Nello L Teer Company · Struck against stationary object

LOOKING OVER SO4E USED EQUPIMENT TO BE PRUCHASED. STEPED UP ON SIDE OF SCREEN UNIT STRIKING LEFT FOREHEAD ON A PIECE OF ANGLE WELDED ABOVE THE SCREEN. LACERATION TO LEFT FOREHEAD REQUIRING 14 STITCHES 3

1984 · 1 incident

March 22, 1984 NC · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nello L Teer Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE CHECKED LOOSE HOSE ON WELDING TRUCK UPON ARRIVING AT HIS PLACE OF RESIDENCE AFTER WOEK HOSE SLIPPED OFF RADIATOR CAUSING HOT WATER TO BURN LEFT FOREARM.